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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,' } MONDAY, FEBRUARY

SHANGHAI SHARE DISPUTE

·PLEA OF FRAUD BY DEFENDANT.

FORMER HONGKONG ·MAN'S

CLAIM.

RUBBER SHARE DEAL,

Mr. D. Arakie (formerly of Hongkong) brought suit in HL.M. Supreme Court at Shanghai last Wednesday before Judge Sir Peter Grain, against C. D. Komaroff for Tla. 1,410,75, arising from an

1928.

BLAZE OF COTTON SPLIT IN FILIPINO - IN SHANGHAI.

CAPT. DYSON OVERCOME BY FUMES.

TWENTY AFFECTED.

Twenty firemen, including Cap. tain J. Gordon Dyson, Chief of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, were over- come by deadly carbon, monoxide fumes while battling with a fire

PARTY.

ENVOYS TO AMERICA CENSURED.

INSISTENCE ON IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENCE.

"FUTILE MISSIONS.” No. 8 hold of the steamer Heln Ningehno at the Ningpo-Shao- The third and last moeting of

sing Steam Navigation Com Pany's wharf on the Chinese Bund the three day Convention of the on Wednesday last, and magn Democrata party at the Club Fire was discovered on board Manila last week approved the re-

solution censuring Senate Presi alleged breach of contract in the as the vessel was midway between dent. Quezon and Sonator Serglo purchase. of 3,000 shares of Tanah Ningpo and Shanghai, and are Osmena, legislative envoys to the Merah stock on November 6, 1926, floats and land equipment were United States, for their willing- ness to accept greater autonomy wherein plaintiff acted for a Mra. waiting for her, in response to Abraham. Mr. Tycho Wing ap-wireless messages, when she tied instead of complete and immo- peared for Mr. Arakie and Mr. M. up alongside the wharf at 8 amdiate independence. B. Brown represented defendant. In his statement of claim, plain tiff stated that he had sold 3,000 shares at Tls, 2.25 plus one-half per cent. brokerage, totalling Tls. 6,783,75. On December 21, he ten- dered the sorip, and when defen- dant refused to accept delivery he sold them during the December settlement at a net price of Tls. 1.80 less one-half per cent, broke- The. 5,373, rasc, making in all Plaintiff claimed the difference, Tls. 1,410.75.

Thousands of balos of unpress- The Convention likewise con- ed cotton were. involved in the demned the sending of parliament- blaze and generated carbon mono-ary missions to the United States side which impeded the efforts of as expensive and futile but favour- foreign and Chinese firemen toed the creation of a permanent It. One sailor had committee to conduct a systema- combat

tic campaign. The stand, of the already been overcome when th

At party for Immedinte freedom was vessel arrived in Shanghai. least 40 firemen were affected, and reiterated. in. a resolution Intro- 20 were overcome by the fumes.duced by the platform committee The Brigade obtained mastery and approved by the Convention. By an overwhelming voto, the after a long fight and the blaze: was subdued. Pumping opera-delegates repudiated the coalition tions were then started to free and authorized its dissolution. It tho hold of the "water' and stated that the continuance of the save as much cotton as possible.minority in the coalition la pre

udicial to its interests and violates the party's principles. The com- HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?mittee on resolutions succeeded in

Fraud Alleged. Defendant admitted in his an- swer that he instructed plaintiff to purchase the shares at Tis. 2,25 er share, but alleged fraud on the part of plaintiff Insofar as he is alleged to hate reported the market as being strong, and that he told defendant that Tla. 2.25 December, was the bost price ob- tainable, further that he at all material times represented hin- self to be a member of the "Ex-. change," none of which were true. Defendant further, asserting with but prejudice to himself, alleged that the price on the date of re

There- pudiation was Tls. 2.05. fore only Tla. 600 raight be due to plaintif

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passing a resolution protesting against the attempted; "dismember. The following are the replies to men" of the Mindanao and non-

Christian provinces. to-day's questions:—

1. £2,000,000,000, accoriting to return Just

Big Programme," Invited by the London County Coupell. 2. The

the tod ja diminishing, recent measuremente Several amendments to having fallen from 187,372 milles per send party's platform were approved,

187,868. B. A letter f Burai, containing his sang. "My Love is Like a Red, Led Bose." among the most important being In Lansdowne passage, Mayfair, where there the abolition of the one and a half

stands an upright iron bar originally fixed after a highwayman had escaped by riding per cent. sales tax, abolition of the ather 6.Among the excavations at Ur of the Department of Justice and the es Chalders. The mummy is that of Mes-Katam-tablishment of an independent De- Jure, prinen who fourished 6,000 years ago,partment of Public Health; that 60

Charles 1.; to Increase his revenue, krantel

hle home through the pasange and Into Curzon

A monopoly for the manufacture of paper, per cent. of the funds of the postal which then had to bear the royal crown as savings banks and loan associations a watermark. Cromwell abolished the mono-

In his opening. Mr. Wing anid defendant had repudiated the con tract within two days and anident transistion of the Bible, originally part of tries and that the Philippine tha Whittington Library consented by the National Bank give better atten- that defendant asserted that a

Irplector Sorterset 0.88,000, mecarding to a loss of Tla. 600 only was due, if any, recent London County Conell return. te:tion to the Interests of the smaller He then quoted other authorities 1903, try to thirty-five miles per hour 1987, farmers. The distribution of free 200 miles per hour. 11. Bunday, December 15, schools texts booka to primary to prove that plaintiq could ac- A.D. -

school children and the appropria-, cept a repudiation if he wished-

tion of more funds for purposes of he was not bound to do so.

fomenting vocational language was

On recommendation of the Com- mittee on Labour, the Convention came out as favouring the estab

poly, and substituted foul say and bells of the Government be given in for the royal enwn, 7. At Ostia, Italy, after loans for 'agriculture and indus- pubile cancellation. #. Peter de Rega's metri

Plaintiff, replying to Mr. Wing's American Club that Tanah Merah PALACE HOTEL.

suggestion that he was a financial shares could be bought for Tls.likewise urged. Tel. Kowloon No. B

Tel. Address "PALACE”

journalist (editor of Capital and 2.07% to Tla. 2.10 for December. Thres minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station Trade), agreed that ho might be In reply to Mr. Wing, he admitted Batirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, was a member of the stock asso-the rubber market was weak. Industrial communities' and the Evary Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rocas called this. He denied that he that it was only his opinion that ciations, and that he ever had told when he informed defendant, as Farms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXDERRY, Proprietress, defendant that he was. Witness to the position."

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NEW PHILIPPINES GOVERNOR.

lishment of labourer's barrios in

selling of lands to them in lots and installments by the local Govern then Introduced a stock book to Mr. Wing:-f a broker know ments, the parcelling out of public show that names of the associa- which way the market was going, Innda in Mindanao and non-Chris tions are printed on the contract-he would not be a broker very Lian provinces to, be sold to them forms, and deposed that there was long, would be?-No, and he in like nanner, nothing on his forms to show that would need no clients either. he posed as a member.

The Deal.

The creation of a Budget Bureau which has been twice disapproved Question of in Square Deal.

by the Governor-General. found Mr. H. L. Cavendish said that support among the Democratas, Continuing witness said that de: fendant seemed interested in the on defendant's request, he accom- which condemned the pork barrel rubber market, and he remem-panied him to Arakie's office at system of distributing the public

works funds.* bered correctly he informed defen-am.. on Monday, November 8.

The Officials, dant that in his opinion the Plaintiff spoke of the price of

elected The following were market was steady. Plaintiff was shares several days earlier, but not controlling the Tanah Merah defendant told him in the presence ofcers of the Democrata party:-- market-he merely had the 3,000 of witness, that he was not inter-Senator Juan Sumulong, president; shares to dispose of. He believed eated, that he came to repudiate Ruperto Montinois, first vice- that he bronched the subject to de- the sales contract. Mr. Arakie president: Senator Emiliano T. fendant over the telephone. Mr. asked what was a fair price, Mr. Tiruna. second vice-president:. Komaroff replied that he would Komaroff replying again that he Alejo Mabanag, third vice-presi consider the matter. An hour was not interested."

dent; Vicente Alindada, secretary; later plaintiff telephoned again and

Witness emphatically asserted Anastacio Morelos, sub-secretary; defendant accepted the offer of that Mr. Arakieʻhad said that he Vicente Villanueva, treasurer. 3,000 shares at Tls. 2.25 Later in

was a member of the “Exchange,” the day Mr. Komaroff, according and further that if Mr. Komaroff

to witness, confirmed the offer.

did not think that he had had a A WOMAN'S QUARREL.

On Race Monday, the London aquare deal, that he was under no market was weak. On the same obligation to take up the contract,

day Mr. Komaroff called on him but that he Mr. Arakie, would re- STILL ARGUING AFTER BEING and said that friends in the sell them. Mr. Komaroff said at American Club had told him that

have Dofendant then

WARNED.

Two women charged before Mr.

he could have obtained shares at the time, I think that I Tls, 2.05 December. Witness told been stung." him that he was not interested, throw what witness thought was R. E. Lindsell this morning with that he only was concerned with the contract, on the table and fighting were bound over in per

walked out of the office. The Finance Committee of Cam- the transaction in question.

sonal bonds of $50 each to keep berwell Borough Council, which has said that a drop from Tis. 2.25 to and Bir. Wing, witness reasserted

In reply to Mr. Wing, plaintiff

Replying to both his Lordship the peace for twelve months, under consideration the Dulwich

The quarrel commenced in a College Draft Amending Scheme, Tis, 2.05 In one day would occasion hearing Mr. Arakie state that hat in Wong Nel Chong village will recommended the Council to in-

him no surprise. He.absolutely Mr. Komaroff need not take up the and the parties carried it on to form the Board of Education of the had no intention to defraud de contract

the street. They were taken to Council's obfection to the project

fendant.

Defendant then entered the box, the No. 2 Police Station, and on the ground, that it would have

and replied to Mr. Brown that he warned not to create any more the effect of reducing the oppor-

was not in the habit of "flutter trouble. The warning had no tunities for higher education of the

This had effect for the quarrel began once children of the poor by reducing, asked witness to try and remember been his first attempt. As Mr. more and the two women were

In cross-examination Mr. Browning" in the market. and probably ultimately abolishing, if he had not agreed to give Mr. Arnide could not pay for the again brought to the police station in Manila on March 1st on the the places now available at the Komaroff tips on the share market articles for the paper, witness by a Police Reservist s.s. President McKinley, according College for boys who have obtained in return for articles which he, de- went on to say, he had offered to

EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH SHORTLY,

Mr. Henry L. Stimson, the new

Governor General of the Philip

pina, Islands, is expected to arrive

to reports, which corroboratecholarships

previous information to the effect schools.. that he will depart from San Fran

cisco on or about February 3.

With the early arrival

of

!

A Quid Pro Quo?

Governor General Stimeon, Acting turn tickets by rallway for dis-himself in the same manner.

witness expressed November 5: that Mr. Arakie tele- again for the same offence, they

Governor Gilmore

His-Worship^ said that since at publicly-proved fendant, was to write for his jour-give witness tips on the market, they had been detained in custody. nal. This witness denied, assorting and that he could get a seat on for two days, they would be that he was to be paid for every- the "Exchange, "unun s

discharged but he added that should thing he wrote. To a second similar Return halves of ordinary re-suggestion,

It was late in the afternoon of they be brought before the court He phoned him about the shares and would go to prison. may leave ances exceeding 12 miles will indid admit that he had suggested recommended that he should buy Manila sooner for the United future he available for three that Mr. Komaroff should conduct at Tis. 2.25, Witness asked, he In plaintiff's office on the fol States than previously planned, months, instead of two,

his business whilst he went on added, if that was the best price lowing Monday, he told Arakie, leave.: Witness denied that Mr. obtainable, to which the other re he went on to say, that he had Komaroff had suggested that he plied in the affirmative. He had repudiated the contract, because must join the "Exchange" if he faith in plaintiff's profession of the situation had been misrepre wore to carry on.

friendship,

sented. to him. At the other's ro

Los Angeles, Jan. 30..

Governor General Henry L

The Earl of Athlone has accept Stimson, of the Philippines, ed the position of president of the arrived here to-day from New Richmond Royal Horse Show in York and departed immediately succession to his brother, the late for Monrovia for a conference Marquess of Cambridge, who had -with Sonalar Manuel Quezon. been president for 27 years.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MORLEY, 1 and B, Wyndham Strect, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

nese men to give evidence for the at 4.40 p.m., signed it, and 15 firmation of repudiation, which The Court permitted' two bual- He received the contract note quest he wrote the letter of con-

defence before Mr. Komaroff went minutes later his friends in the Mr. Wing inferred was not a letter into the box. Mr. II. B. Oller- American Club told him what the of repudiation. He had told Mr. Shanghai Stock Exchange, depos not see why he should be "stung steps that he might like dessen, 15 years a member of the market rate was. Witnesa did Arakie that he could take ang

led that he told defendant in the for the difference.

The hearing was adjourned,

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